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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning are enabling students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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